Cai Lan International Container Port, a Vietnam-US joint venture, will build three container yards at the deepwater seaport in the northern province of Quang Ninh in December.

With the construction of these yards, the port is expected to raise its annual capacity to 1.2 million TEUs, including 510,000 TEUs in the first phase, the Dau Tu newspaper reported.

The new facilities are slated for operation in late 2011.

Cai Lan, the first deepwater seaport in northern Vietnam, has a water-line of 13m, a 598m wharf and an 18 hectare container yard.
Cai Lan International Container Port is a joint venture between Cai Lan Port Investment JSC and SSA Holdings International-Vietnam, an affiliate of the US Carrix Group.